Tivoli Storage Manager for Windows Administrator's Guide
As part of managing TSM data, administrators must choose
the type of media on which TSM stores client data. For example, given
an environment with an 8MM device and a 4MM device, how does an administrator
direct client data to one device or another? The answer is - through TSM
policy.
When client nodes are registered, administrators assign them to policy
domains containing various policy objects. These policy objects come
with default settings that administrators can modify if necessary. One
of the policy objects within each policy domain is the copy group. The
copy group points to a storage object called a storage pool, which is created
when devices are configured for TSM. Storage pools contain storage pool
volumes, with each volume representing a tape or optical disk. Each
storage pool is associated with a device class, which specifies the storage
device and type of media associated with the storage pool.
Figure 7 shows the TSM policy and storage pool parameters that can
affect media management:
Figure 7. Overview of Media Management and TSM Policy

Numbers in the following text (such as (1)) refer to numbers in Figure 7. The Storage Pool parameters and functions
can be specified in the DEFINE STGPOOL and UPDATE STGPOOL
commands.
Policy:
- (1) Policy Domain
- Policy domains are policy objects that contain other policy
objects. The policy objects control the behavior of TSM backups.
Administrators assign client nodes to policy domains when they register the
nodes with TSM. See Getting Users Started.
- (2) Policy Set
- Policy sets are policy objects that contain management classes and copy
groups. Policy sets allow administrators to create different sets of
policy for different purposes, for example, everyday policy for regular
backups and special policy for weekends, end-of-year, or, holidays. See
Changing Policy with the Active Policy Set.
- (3) Management Class
- Management classes are policy objects that allow users to specify how
copies of client data are backed up, archived, or both. For
space-managed data, the management class specifies how client files are
migrated to storage pools. See Chapter 11, Implementing Policies for Client Data.
- (4) Copy Group
- Copy groups are policy objects that point to storage pools. Storage
pools contain volumes, which represent the media on which client data is
stored. Storage pools are also the constructs used to associate client
data with particular storage devices. See Defining and Updating a Backup Copy Group.
Storage Pool:
- (5) Collocation
- Collocation is a function that allows administrators to group client data
together on volumes. Collocation provides faster data recovery at the
cost of additional backup overhead. See Keeping a Client's Files Together: Collocation.
- (6) Reclamation
- Reclamation is a function that assists in setting up a media rotation
because it allows the administrator to reclaim valid data and to reuse
physical media. See Reclaiming Space in Sequential Access Storage Pools.
- (7) Maxscratch
- Maxscratch is a parameter that specifies whether the volumes in a storage
pool are scratch volumes or private volumes and it determines the number of
scratch volumes in the pool.
- (8) Reuse Delay
- Reuse delay is a parameter that sets the amount of time that must elapse
before an empty volume can be rewritten.
For more information, see Chapter 11, Implementing Policies for Client Data and Chapter 8, Managing Storage Pools and Volumes.
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